All 12 Uses
assume
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
(Edited)
- Some, indeed, were disposed to praise his father's action and assumed that Albus too was a Muggle-hater.
Chpt 2assumed = accepted as true (without proof)
- Assuming I survive our hunt for the Horcruxes, I'll find Mum and Dad and lift the enchantment.
Chpt 6assuming = accepting as true (without proof)
- Mr. Weasley gave a maniacal laugh; Mrs. Weasley threw him a look, upon which he became immediately silent and assumed an expression appropriate to the sickbed of a close friend.
Chpt 6 *assumed = took on (an appearance)
- Harry could only assume that Sirius's parents had been unable to remove the Permanent Sticking Charm that kept them on the wall because he was sure they would not have appreciated their eldest son's taste in decoration.
Chpt 10assume = accept as true (without proof)
- Hermione had not packed any food in her magical bag, as she had assumed that they would be returning to Grimmauld Place that night, so they had had nothing to eat except some wild mushrooms that Hermione had collected from amongst the nearest trees and stewed in a Billycan.
Chpt 14assumed = accepted as true (without proof)
- Dumbledore said in front of me that he never assumed he knew all of Hogwart's secrets.
Chpt 15
- Above what Harry assumed was the title of the story (being unable to read runes, he could not be sure), there was a picture of what looked like a triangular eye, its pupil crossed with a vertical line.
Chpt 16
- Even assuming that she was a witch, however, it was odd behavior to come out on a night this cold, simply to look at an old ruin.
Chpt 17assuming = accepting as true (without proof)
- I assume that you are familiar with 'The Tale of the Three Brothers'?
Chpt 21 *assume = accept as true (without really knowing for sure)
- "This is Dragomir Despard," said Hermione; they had decided that a fictional foreigner was the safest cover for Ron to assume.
Chpt 26assume = take on or adopt
- Tom Riddle, who confided in no one and operated alone, might have been arrogant enough to assume that he, and only he, had penetrated the deepest mysteries of Hogwarts Castle.
Chpt 31assume = accept as true (without proof)
- He had never questioned his own assumption that Dumbledore wanted him alive.
Chpt 34assumption = something accepted as true (without proof)
Definitions:
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(1)
(assume as in: I assume it's true) to accept something as true without proof
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(2)
(assume as in: She assumed power) beginning to take power or responsibility
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(3)
(assume as in: She assumed a false identity) to take on (adopt, wear, strike a pose or appearance of) -- often while pretending or disguising
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(4)
(assume as in: assumed into heaven) to take up or receive someone into heaven
- (5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)